Folding brush



S. A. JAROSKI FOLDING BRUSH Original Filed May 16. 1923 M a awwkl ATTORNEY.

Patented July 22, 1924.

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STANLEY A. JAROSKI, 0F HOIEYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO JAROSKI AND KLO'CKO, A COPARTNERSHIP COMPOSED OFSAID JAROSKI AND MATTHEW KLOCKO,

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Original application filed May 16, 19 23, SerialNo, 639,349. Divided and this'application filed. November To all whom it may concern:

Be'it known that I, STANLEY A. J AROSKI, a citizen of Poland, residing, at Holyoke, in the county of Hampden and State otMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Folding Brush, of which the following is a specification. 7

My invention relates to improvements in folding brushes, and consists generally of a flat body having a- Compartment orrecess 7 therein, a collapsiblehairbrush-in said-re cess, certain peculiar" operating means for such brush and a cover'for the recess, together'with such otherparts and members as may be necessary or desirable in order to render the article comp'leteand serviceable in every respect, all as hereinafter set forth.

This application is a divisional" part of my application for Letters Patent of the United States, Serial No. 639,349, and it is preferred that the present invention be used in connection with andas a part of the combination container which forms the subject otsaid pending application.

The primary object of my invention is to provide, for such an article as the aforesaid combination container, a collapsible hair brush, and simple; convenient, and efiicient means for actuating 'said brush into and out of operative position and locking or securing the same in such position, the brush and its' actuating and lockingmeans all being adapted to be disposed inside of the container behind the container cover, when said'bristles are'collapsed or laidfflat.

Another object is to produce afolding hair brush which when collapsed-occupies a very narrow space,-to the end that the container for the brush'can be made comparatively thin and is, therefore, convenient to carry in the pocket; 1

Other objects and advantages will appear in the course of the following description.

I attain" the objects and secure the advantages of my invention by 'themeans illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevationof afolding bru'sh'which" embodies a practical form of my invention, showingthe same-as part of a combin'ation container, and with the larger portionofthe cover, for the'brush recess in said container; broken away Fig.1 2;-.a'n

Serial no. 674,062.

such detail being taken in the longitudinal center of said brush; and, Fig. 3, a cross sectionthrough said container, taken on lines H, looking down, in Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts throughout the several views. The "container illustrated in the drawings has the general shape of the handle and back portions of an ordinary hair brush, the back portion or body being represented at 1 and-the other portion or handle at 2. lVithin the body 1 is a comparatively shallow recess 3 which opens through one side of said body, and there may also be in the latter another shallow recess which opens through the opposite side and is represented at 5 in Fig. 2. The recess 5, however, forms no partot the present invention.

The collapsible brush in the recess 3 comprises'a plurality. of transversely arranged, rocking rods 10 which are provided with bristles 11, and a'bearing staple 12 for each terminal of each of said rods, togetherwith a tubular-member 13, and an actuating and locking rod '14,, said tubular member'and rod 1.4 being located in the longitudinal center of said recess, and between said rocking rods and the open side of said recess. The rod 14 is'free to rotate in the tube 18. The staples 12 are located adjacent to the longitudinal edges of the recess 3, and are set in the closedside of saidrecessi The tube 13 is provided on one side with a plurality of U-shaped links or lugs'15, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The lugs 15 arein line with each other, and agree in'number with the rods 10, and the spaces between such. lugs cor respond with the spacesbetween such rods. The aforesaid spaces in each set are equi distant apart; Each rod 10 is providedin the transverse center with a U-shaped link or lug 16'which is connected with one of the lugs15, as again clearly shown in Fig. 2. Itwill now be seen, that, if the tube 13 bemoved-longitudinally in either direction,

a rocking motion is imparted, through the by-thetube13' as tocause the bristles 11 to assume a ppsitionwhich is approximately parallel with the closed side of the recess 3, substantially as shown in Fig. 1. hen the bristles 11 are thus disposed they lie comparatively flat and wholly within the recess 3, thus enabling the cover 6 to be attached to the body 1. The tube 8 is actuated toward the narow end of the recess 3 for the purpose of collapsing the brush. Upon actuating the tube 13 toward the wide end of the recess 3, the rods 10 are rocked in such amanner as to expand the brush by erecting the bristles 11, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 4. When erect the bristles extend beyond the open .side of the recess. 3 and are in position for use. It is necessary to remove the cover 6. before expanding'the brush.

'Means must be provided for locking the parts, to retain the bristles 11 in erect position for use, and as a part of such: means, and incidentally as means for actuating'the tube 13, the rod 14 is provided. This rod is bentat the terminals beyond the tube 13 to form at one end a handle 17 and at the other end a lug 18. The handle 17 is at the end of the rod 14 that is in the narrower part ofthe recess 8, and the lug 18 is at the opposite end of said rod and adjacent to a slot 19 in the body 1, and said handle and lug extend in the same direction from the rod. Theslot 19 is formed in the face of the rim of the recess 8 adjacent 'to the wide end of said compartment, and there is a resilient keeper 20 therein. The rod 14 is carried by its supporting parts in such a manner as to enable said rod to clear that part of the body 1 that'is between the slot 19 and the recess 3, thus making it possible for said rod to be moved over such part to position the lug 18' over said slot. The aforesaid body part may be hollowed out slightly, as represented at 21 in Fig. 1, to

accommodate the adjacent portion of the tube 13. when said tube is actuated toward the slot 19. j

The construction and arrangement of parts are such that, when the brush is collapsed, the handle 17 and lug 18 are parallel with the closed side of the recess 3, and,

when saidbrush is expanded, said handle and lug are inwardly disposed at rightangles to said side. Thus the handle and lug are so positioned as to permit the cover 6 tobe attached to thebody 1, in the one case, and said handle is so positioned as not to come into contact with'the head when the brush is used thereon, in the other case.

In expanding the brush, the cover 6 is first removed, and the handle 17 now par allel with the closed side of the recess 3 is grasped and the rod 14 moved toward the slot 19. The rod 14 carries with it the tube 18 and the latter rocks the rods 10 until the bristles 11 are in erect position. As soon as the bristles are erect, the handle 17 is given a quarter turn inwardly, the rod 14 partially rotating in the tube 13, and the lug 18 is turned in the same direction with said handle andinto the slot 19. Upon entering the slot 19 the lug 18 is forced between the keeper 20 and the side of said slot opposite to that against which said keeper bears, and into engagement with the keeper. The keeper 20 holds the lug 18 in the slot 19 and prevents the rod 14 from rotating and said lug prevents said rod from being moved longitudinally. In this manner and by this means the bristles are held in operative position where they can be:

used like the bristles of, an ordinary hair brush. The parts are unlocked by grasping the handle 17 and turning the same with the rod 14 in the direction to remove the lug 18 from the slot 19, suflicient force being applied to disengage said lug from the keeper 20. The handle 17 is then moved toward the narrow end of the recess 3,'and the bristles are caused to assume an approximately fiat position or a position parallel with the closed side of the recess 3. The cover 6 may now be attached to the body 1 of the recess 3, with the mirror 7 on the inside or in exposed position as desired.

The handle 17 and lug 18 being in contact with the end of the tube 13thereby prevent independent longitudinal movement between the rod 14 and said tube, without, however, preventing said rod from being rotated in said tube.

More or less change in the shape, size, construction, and arrangement of some or all of the parts of the folding brush, as herein illustrated and described in detail, may be made Without departing from the spirit of my invention or exceeding the scope of what is claimed. W

What 'I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is j 1. The combination, in a folding brush, a body having a recess therein, and a plurality of rods pivotally mounted in said recess and provided with bristles adapted to be projected above the body, a tubular member pivotally connected with said rods, and a rod extending through said tubular member and having its oppositeterminals formed respectively into a handle and a lug beyond but contiguous with the ends of said tubular member, retaining means provided on said body adapted to cooperate with said lug, when said last-named rod and said tu bular member are moved into position to erect said bristles, for the purpose of locking themember in place.

2. The combination, in a folding brush, with a body having a recess therein, and a plurality of rocking rods mounted in said recess andprovided with bristles, of a tubulat mem er pivotal y nnec -ed.- ith. ai

rods, and a rod extending through said tubular member and having its terminals formed into a handle and a lug outside of but contiguous with the ends of said tubular member, said body having a slot therein to receive said lug when said last-named rod and said tubular member are moved into position to erect said bristles. V

3. The combination, in a folding brush, of a body having a recess therein, a plurality of rocking rods mounted in said recess and provided with bristles, a tubular member pivotally connected with said rods, a rod extending through said tubular member and having its terminals formed into a handle and a lug outside of but contiguous with the ends of said tubular member, said body having a slot therein to receive said lug when said last-named rod and said 20 tube are moved into position to erect said bristles, and retaining means in said slot for said lug.

4:. The combination, in a folding brush, of a body having a recess therein, a plurality of rocking rods mounted in said recess and provided with bristles, a tubular member pivotally connected with said rods, a rod extending through said tubular member and having its terminals formed into a handle and a lug outside of but contiguous with the ends of said tubular member, said body having a slot therein to receive said lug when said last-named rod and said tubular member are moved into position to erect said bristles, and a resilient keeper in said slot to engage said lug.

STANLEY A. JAROSKI.

Witnesses: F. A. CUTTER,

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